SARK is a step closer to an administration fit for the 21st century after Chief Pleas approved the appointment of a senior administrator, a General Purposes and Advisory Committee member has said.

SARK Estate Management has warned that it will be forced to dismiss more than 100 members of staff if the island does not introduce a Customs post.

A NEW Sark shipping licensing policy should allow more opportunities for tourism in the island, the Office of the Lt-Governor believes.

THE Chinese ambassador to the UK was ‘enthralled’ with Sark and how it operates during his short visit to the island, Conseiller Andrew Bache said.

IT IS the smallest magic society in the world and until last year was a well-kept secret.

BUSINESSES want Chief Pleas to stop treating ‘commerce’ as a dirty word, the UK minister with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies has been told.

WHEN he was in Sark reminding members of Chief Pleas that there are certain obligations on governments that wish to present as independent democracies, Lord McNally made much of the need to be able to demonstrate that the basics of good governance were adhered to.

GUERNSEY’S head of law enforcement Patrick Rice has been invited to discuss policing issues in Sark.

SARK will be given the space to reform on its own, a member of the General Purposes and Advisory Committee has said.

ARK’S parliament has been left with a clear message to change after the UK minister with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies left counseillers with a list of areas to tackle.